Connected Aerospace

Data stored by a variety of electronic devices provides the safety agency with more clues as it investigates aviation mishaps.

Despite a negative ruling by a Belgian court, and having only IAG as a definite customer, the satellite company says its solution is “on track.”

Before there was “C2D2,” the Star Wars-evoking acronym for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 upgrade program, there was the F-22 Raptor’s “Scaled Agile Framework.”

OneWeb is working with Airbus to build and launch 900 LEO satellites, with the primary aim of providing affordable terrestrial internet access to all. Photo: Deutsche Telekom

At April’s Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg, the cabin densification trend is expected to keep seat design evolving.

Manufacturers diversify spacecraft and operating orbits to keep up with changing markets.

As Spirit AeroSystems ramps up to unprecedented production rates, CEO looks ahead to additive manufacturing, composites, supersonic bizjets and air taxis.

When it comes to updating the U.S. military’s future protected sat comm needs, finding a solution may involve different approaches and industry demos of tech.

The U.S. Navy is looking for a new digital system to monitor pressure and oxygen levels in the cockpit of its Boeing F/A-18s.

Air navigation service providers increasingly are becoming involved in drone traffic management and remote-tower operations.

An Airbus-led consortium has developed tools to simultaneously streamline air traffic and make the life of airline operations centers easier.

The U.S. Air Force wants to lease commercial bandwidth to build an agile, resilient communications network for the modern battlefield.

Michigan-based Orbion is aiming to fly Hall effect thruster on smallsat in 2019.

The FAA deadline for equipping aircraft with Automatic Dependent Survillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is fast approaching. There are many upgrades programs available to help you meet the Jan. 1, 2020, mandated deadline for ADS-B and Future Air Navigation System-1/A.

An expert task force is developing a concept of operations for an IP-based communications network serving the world aviation community, with ICAO at the center.

The potential rewards of vertically integrating must be balanced against notable risk.

Data-driven strategy set to go beyond engine support and production, to design and closer integration between future propulsion systems and airframes.

Once the new constellation of 66 Iridium Next satellites is in place, Aireon plans to begin providing oceanic surveillance service.

Engineers are focusing on the data’s update rate, availability, stability, coverage, latency and position accuracy.

Honeywell Aerospace is developing ways to make flying the crowded skies more efficient and even safer, as growth of air transport in Asia-Pacific and China outpaces the rest of the world.

Thales is keen to emphasize the importance of integrating cybersecurity thinking across all parts of the aviation ecosystem - civil and military, in the air or on the ground.

Global Eagle aims to launch a Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity service to complement its Airconnect Ku service, regrouping after recent travails.

Satellite providers are hosting new satellites and adding high-throughput capacity to existing networks to better position themselves for airlines’ inflight-connectivity needs.

U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine describes a domain-wide system that would continuously monitor the airspace to identify risks.

Future technologies for MRO were up for discussion at Airline E&M Middle East in Dubai.